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Belkin today announced a range of new charging and connectivity accessories at CES 2026, expanding its portfolio of products aimed at Apple device users.

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UltraCharge Pro Power Bank 10K with Magnetic Ring


The lineup includes new Qi2 and Qi2.2 wireless chargers, magnetic power banks, a high-capacity laptop battery, and USB-C productivity accessories, with an emphasis on higher charging speeds, modular designs, and broader device compatibility. Most of the products are scheduled to launch across the first half of 2026. The key product announcements included:

  • UltraCharge Pro Power Bank 10K with Magnetic Ring ($99.99): A compact 10,000 mAh power bank supporting up to 25W Qi2.2 wireless charging and 30W wired USB-C charging simultaneously, featuring a secondary magnetic ring that allows accessories like wallets, grips, or stands to remain attached while charging. Includes pass-through charging, a built-in kickstand, and a digital display. Launches February 2026.
  • UltraCharge Modular Charging Dock ($64.99): A Qi2.2-powered 3-in-1 charging dock that wirelessly charges a phone at up to 25W, earbuds on a secondary pad, and a smartwatch using a bring-your-own charging puck system with included spacers for the Apple Watch, Samsung Galaxy Watch, and Google Pixel Watch models. Powered by a 45W USB-C adapter and designed for compact travel use. Launches Q1 2026.

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UltraCharge Modular Charging Dock


  • BoostCharge Slim Magnetic Power Bank with Stand (5K) ($59.99): An ultra-slim magnetic power bank delivering up to 15W Qi2 wireless charging and 20W via USB-C, with a built-in stand for hands-free viewing, pass-through charging support, and a pocket-friendly design. Launches Q2 2026.
  • BoostCharge Slim Magnetic Power Bank with Stand (10K) ($84.99): A higher-capacity slim magnetic power bank offering up to 15W Qi2 wireless charging and 30W USB-C output, while maintaining a thin, travel-ready form factor with an integrated stand and soft-touch exterior. Launches Q2 2026.
  • UltraCharge Pro Laptop Power Bank 27K ($149.99): A high-capacity 27,000 mAh portable battery delivering up to 240W of total output, including a single USB-C output capable of up to 140W for fast-charging laptops such as a MacBook Pro, alongside an integrated braided USB-C cable, smart battery display, and airline-compliant design. Launches March 2026.

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UltraCharge Pro Laptop Power Bank 27K


  • UltraCharge Pro 2-in-1 Convertible Charger ($99.99): A compact, foldable wireless charger that powers an iPhone at up to 25W via Qi2 while simultaneously fast-charging an Apple Watch using an integrated MFi-certified watch puck, with a 45W power adapter and 5 ft. USB-C cable included. Launches March 2026.
  • ConnectAir Wireless HDMI Display Adapter ($149.99): A plug-and-play wireless HDMI solution that allows USB-C devices, including iPhones, iPads, and Macs that support DisplayPort Alt Mode, to mirror or extend displays at 1080p/60Hz with under 80ms latency, without requiring Wi-Fi, apps, or drivers. Supports up to eight transmitters for multi-user screen sharing. Launches Q1 2026.
  • Connect 8-Port Dual Display USB-C Hub ($99.99): A productivity-focused USB-C hub for MacBooks and other laptops, supporting up to 100W power delivery passthrough, Ethernet, USB peripherals, and external displays, with dual 4K output on Windows or a single 4K display on macOS, plus a built-in monitor privacy button for instant screen disabling. Launches Q2 2026.

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UltraCharge Pro 2-in-1 Convertible Charger


Availability will vary by market, and several products will ship in stages through the first and second quarters of 2026. Belkin says further details on regional availability and compatibility will be provided closer to launch via its website and retail partners.

Article Link: CES 2026: Belkin Announces Magnetic Ring Power Bank, Modular Dock, and More
 
...featuring a secondary magnetic ring that allows accessories like wallets, grips, or stands to remain attached while charging.

Love this. I do hope more manufacturers add secondary magnetic ring on the back as well. It makes more sense to snap our phone grip onto the battery than not to have this capability since we're using it on the go. Glad to see the circle, but I don't see the line below it, so also hope manufacturers add the magnetic line below the circle as well for enhanced / stronger connection
 
It's long overdue for the smart watch makers to sit down and agree to an industry charging standard like what Qi2/MagSafe has done for phones.

The last remaining vestige of the "Made for" licensing program is the Watch. The 30-pin connector, Lightning, and their licensed cables are long gone. Qi2 has made MagSafe an industry standard. Apple has shown it is willing, or been forced to concede, that it doesn't have to squeeze every last cent out of its users.

Yet with the Watch, to display the MFW badge with the product, Belkin and others still must buy the watch charging module from Apple, and conform to the propriety protocol, which is modified Qi, for it to charge, and have some assurance of compatibility, now, and with future software updates.

That arrangement benefits Apple, and no one else, as the companies that do commit to MFW have to charge higher prices for their products, which many are not willing to pay. Those who aren't, and use the cheaper third-party alternatives have to accept the higher risk of malfunctions, or sacrifice long-term reliability.

It's incongruous, and silly for multi-role chargers like these to work with all phones, all earbuds, but not all watches.

If a product is aimed at Apple Watch, that often excludes Samsung watches, and vice versa.

The fact that a higher-end brand like Belkin, which prides itself on elegance and polish, is going to offer a BYOC product is tacit acknowledgment of the situation.

That was a route that only the cheap brands have pragmatically taken in the past, to avoid the situation altogether, but it's time for users to have the ability to freely charge their watches as easily as they can their phones and other devices. And not have to carry that albatross of a watch charging cable everywhere they go.
 
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Reminder that Belkin DOES NOT stand behind their products. When their WeMo plugs got hacked, they refused to issue a simple patch, and people like me who had purchased them only a couple years earlier, they told us to pound sand. Then more recently they announced they will stop supporting WeMo products on January 31. Not to mention the battery capacity lawsuit, and all the battery fire recalls last year.

Screw this company, I encourage, nay I IMPLORE you all to avoid giving them your hard-earned dollars. Let them rot.
 
It's long overdue for the smart watch makers to sit down and agree to an industry charging standard like what Qi2/MagSafe has done for phones.

The last remaining vestige of the "Made for" licensing program is the Watch. The 30-pin connector, Lightning, and their licensed cables are long gone. Qi2 has made MagSafe an industry standard. Apple has shown it is willing, or been forced to concede, that it doesn't have to squeeze every last cent out of its users.

Yet with the Watch, to display the MFW badge with the product, Belkin and others still must buy the watch charging module from Apple, and conform to the propriety protocol, which is modified Qi, for it to charge, and have some assurance of compatibility, now, and with future software updates.

That arrangement benefits Apple, and no one else, as the companies that do commit to MFW have to charge higher prices for their products, which many are not willing to pay. Those who aren't, and use the cheaper third-party alternatives have to accept the higher risk of malfunctions, or sacrifice long-term reliability.

It's incongruous, and silly for multi-role chargers like these to work with all phones, all earbuds, but not all watches.

If a product is aimed at Apple Watch, that often excludes Samsung watches, and vice versa.

The fact that a higher-end brand like Belkin, which prides itself on elegance and polish, is going to offer a BYOC product is tacit acknowledgment of the situation.

That was a route that only the cheap brands have pragmatically taken in the past, to avoid the situation altogether, but it's time for users to have the ability to freely charge their watches as easily as they can their phones and other devices. And not have to carry that albatross of a watch charging cable everywhere they go.
Though some devices charge Apple Watch just fine - without an MFW logo.

I have a 10000MAH powerbank with MagSafe attachment to phone on one side, and watch charger on the other. (And USB-C and Lightning popout cables.) It all functions OK - though charging rates might not be the fastest that is never an issue for me.

Surely not the most impressive powerbank ever (but it was obtained free). And it functions adequately. Which rather suggests that MFW adds little in real terms.
 
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Nice collection of accessories and power banks. Interested in the 27K laptop power bank and also the wireless HDMI adapter. All these accessories are on the costlier side.
 
Love this. I do hope more manufacturers add secondary magnetic ring on the back as well. It makes more sense to snap our phone grip onto the battery than not to have this capability since we're using it on the go. Glad to see the circle, but I don't see the line below it, so also hope manufacturers add the magnetic line below the circle as well for enhanced / stronger connection
Funnily enough, my no-name powerbank has a phone grip ring that pops up from round the watch charger. When on my phone, it is very usable. (Yes - it could do with a clean!)

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I can't find any info from Belkin as to whether these power banks are CCC certified. Try to take a non-CCC power bank on any internal flight in China and it will be "goodbye" power bank, as I found out. CCC? Me neither. Something the Chinese authorities introduced in June/July last year. Watch out.
 
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